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1. (v.t.) impress
to affect deeply or strongly; influence:
He impressed us as sincere.
2. impress
to establish firmly:
We impressed on her the importance of honesty.
3. impress
to press (an object) into something.
4. impress
to produce (a mark) by pressure; imprint.
5. impress
to apply with pressure so as to leave an imprint.
6. impress
to furnish with a mark by or as if by stamping.
7. impress
to cause (a voltage) to appear or be produced on a conductor, circuit, etc.
8. (v.i.) impress
to create a favorable impression:
behavior intended to impress.
9. (n.) impress
the act of impressing.
10. impress
a mark made by or as if by pressure.
11. impress
effect; impression.
12. (v.t.) impress
to press or force into public service, esp. into the navy.
13. impress
to take for public use.
14. impress
to enlist into service by forceful argument.
Etymology: (1590–1600; im -1+press2)
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1. (verb) impress, impressment
the act of coercing someone into government service
2. (verb) affect, impress, move, strike
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
3. (verb) impress
impress positively
"The young chess player impressed her audience"
4. (verb) impress, ingrain, instill
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
5. (verb) impress, imprint
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
6. (verb) print, impress
reproduce by printing
7. (verb) shanghai, impress
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
8. (verb) impress, yarn-dye
dye (fabric) before it is spun
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1. (verb) impress
to cause admiration
The students impressed us with their knowledge of the world.; I wasn't impressed by her attitude to work.
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1. (noun) impress
to take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money
2. (noun) impress
the act of impressing or making
3. (noun) impress
a mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence
4. (noun) impress
characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp
5. (noun) impress
a device. See Impresa
6. (noun) impress
the act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed
7. (verb) impress
to press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression)
8. (verb) impress
to produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something)
9. (verb) impress
fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate
10. (verb) impress
to be impressed; to rest
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Sense: to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person)
I was impressed by his good behaviour.
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 Afrikaans: beïndruk |
 Arabic: يَتْرُك إنْطِباعا أو أثرا |
 Bulgarian: впечатлявам |
 Brazilian: impressionar |
 Czech: učinit dojem, zapůsobit |
 German: beeindrucken |
 Danish: gøre indtryk på; imponere |
 Greek: εντυπωσιάζω |
 Spanish: impresionar |
 Estonian: muljet avaldama |
 Farsi: تحت تاثیر قرار دادن |
 Finnish: tehdä vaikutus |
 French: impressionner |
 Hebrew: לַעֲשוֹת רוֹשֶם על- |
 Hindi: प्रभावित करना |
 Croatian: impresionirati |
 Hungarian: nagy hatással van vkire |
 Indonesian: mengesankan |
 Icelandic: snerta; vekja aðdáun eða |
 Italian: impressionare |
 Japanese: 感銘を与える |
 Korean: 감명을 주다 |
 Lithuanian: (kam) (pa)darytiįspūdį |
 Latvian: iespaidot |
 Malay: mengesankan |
 Dutch: imponeren |
 Norwegian: gjøre inntrykk på, impone |
 Polish: imponować |
 Persian: تحت تاثیر قرار دادن |
 Pashto: بیګاړول |
 Portuguese: impressionar |
 Romanian: a impresiona |
 Russian: производить впечатление |
 Slovak: urobiť dojem, zapôsobiť |
 Slovenian: narediti dober vtis |
 Serbian: impresionirati |
 Swedish: imponera |
 Thai: ทำให้ประทับใจ |
 Turkish: etkilemek, hayranlık uyan |
 Taiwanese: 令人感動，令人欽佩 |
 Ukrainian: справляти враження, вража |
 Urdu: متأثر کرنا |
 Vietnamese: có ấn tượng |
 Chinese: 使钦佩，使敬仰 |
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